respect an advance over its northern rivals: although the advance of the Wear during the past two years is equally marked. _Table giving the Number and Tonnage of Vessels Built on the Clyde, Tyne, Wear, and Tees, during the Years 1878-83 inclusive; also showing the Average Tonnage of the Vessels and the Ratio which the Tonnage produced in each District bears to the Total Tonnage_: +----------+----------------------------++----------------------------+ | | 1878. || 1879. | | +----+--------+-------+------++----+--------+-------+------+ |Districts.| | |Av’rage|Ratio || | |Av’rage|Ratio | | | No.| Tons. |Ton’ge.| to || No.| Tons. |Ton’ge.| to | | | | | |Total.|| | | |Total.| +----------+----+--------+-------+------++----+--------+-------+------+ |Clyde | 254| 222,300| 875 | 43·5 || 191| 174,800| 915 | 39·8| |Tyne | 115| 126,300| 1096 | 24·7 || 130| 139,800| 1075 | 32·0| |Wear | 85| 109,900| 1293 | 21·5 || 65| 92,200| 1418 | 21·0| |Tees | 37| 52,500| 1419 | 10·3 || 25| 31,800| 1272 | 7·2| | +----+--------+ +------++----+--------+ +------+ |Totals | 491| 511,000| |100·0 || 411| 438,600| | 100·0| +----------+----+--------+-------+------++----+--------+-------+------+ |Districts.| 1880. || 1881. | +----------+----+--------+-------+------++----+--------+-------+------+ |Clyde | 209| 248,700| 1189 | 44·2 || 261| 341,000| 1306 | 47·0| |Tyne | 109| 149,100| 1367 | 26·5 || 123| 177,200| 1440 | 24·5| |Wear | 77| 116,200| 1509 | 20·6 || 88| 148,000| 1681 | 20·4| |Tees | 38| 48,500| 1279 | 8·7 || 34| 58,600| 1723 | 8·1| | +----+--------+ +------++----+--------+ +------+ |Totals | 433| 562,500| |100·0 || 506| 724,800| | 100·0| +----------+----+--------+-------+------++----+--------+-------+------+ |Districts.| 1882. || 1883. | +----------+----+--------+-------+------++----+--------+-------+------+ |Clyde | 297| 391,900| 1319 | 44·6 || 329| 419,700| 1276 | 45·1| |Tyne | 132| 208,400| 1578 | 23·8 || 159| 216,600| 1362 | 23·3| |Wear | 123| 212,500| 1727 | 24·2 || 126| 212,300| 1685 | 23·0| |Tees | 40| 65,000| 1625 | 7·4 || 44| 81,800| 1859 | 8·6| +----------+----+--------+ +------++----+--------+ +------+ |Totals | 592| 877,800| |100·0 || 658| 930,400| | 100·0| +----------+----+--------+-------+------++----+--------+-------+------+